Adega
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| Established | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | Carlos and Fernanda Carreira |
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| Food type | Portuguese |
| Street address | 1614 Alum Rock Avenue |
| City | San Jose |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°21′04″N 121°51′30″W / 37.35111°N 121.85833°W |
| Website | www |
Adega is a Portuguese restaurant in San Jose, California. In 2016 it became the city's first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star.
History
Adega (the name means "wine cellar")[1] opened in late 2015 as a cafe.[2] It is located in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, and replaced Sousa's, also a Portuguese restaurant, which had occupied the building for 33 years.[3] The owners are Carlos and Fernanda Carreira, who are wine importers and local residents; the chefs are their daughter Jessica Carreira, a patissier, and her husband David Costa, who met while working at Eleven, a two Michelin star restaurant in Lisbon.[4][5] The restaurant serves traditional Portuguese food.
In September 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adega team announced that they would be opening a casual-dining restaurant in the SoFA District of downtown San Jose.[6]
Michelin star
In October 2016 Adega was awarded a Michelin star,[7] the first for a restaurant in San Jose and the second for a Portuguese restaurant in the US;[1][8][9] Carreira, 23 years old, is also one of the youngest chefs to receive the award, and one of few women.[10]
The restaurant retained its star in 2017 but lost it in 2018.[11]
References
- ^ a b "San Jose's Adega earns city its 1st Michelin star". Oakland, California: KTVU. October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Best of Silicon Valley 2017: Best (and only) Michelin star restaurant in San Jose: Adega". Metro Silicon Valley. March 29, 2017. p. 19.
- ^ Tessa Love and Jody Meacham (October 25, 2016). "This San Jose Portuguese restaurant has won the city's first Michelin star". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ^ Linda Zavoral (August 12, 2016) [January 12, 2016]. "Adega brings upscale Portuguese to San Jose; Pinole Street Bistro back in business". San Jose Mercury News (blog).
- ^ Alexandre Soares (January 10, 2016). "Do Eleven para a Califórnia". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese).
- ^ Linda Zavoral (September 20, 2020) [September 18, 2020]. "San Jose's Adega opening a new casual Portuguese restaurant". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ Jonathan Kauffman (October 26, 2016) [October 25, 2016]. "Michelin awards 2017 stars for San Francisco Bay Area restaurants". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Linda Zavoral (October 27, 2016) [October 25, 2016]. "San Jose's first Michelin star: Adega in Little Portugal". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ "Primeira estrela Michelin de San José foi para um restaurante português". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). October 26, 2016.
- ^ Ngoc Ngo (November 2, 2016). "Adega: A Star Is Born". Metro Silicon Valley. p. 52.
- ^ Linda Zavoral (November 29, 2018). "Crenn wins 3, a first for female chefs". San Jose Mercury News.